Wind-shield.



C. F. WENSINGEH.

wmv SHIELD. APPMCATWN FILED NDV. 5, 9l5.

l atented Mau'. 20, 1917.

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C. F. WENSINGER.

WIND SHIELD1 APPLICATION mw Nov. 6. i915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET PY Wmme Patented Mar. 20., 1917.

, UNITED. xSTATES PATENT QEEICE.

CHARLES F. WENSINGER, F FREMONT, OHIO, ASS-IGNOR T0 TILE SAFE STORM SHIELD i COMPANY, OF FREMONT, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIQ. i

WIND-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latoiitvd Mai'. 20, 1917.v

Application led November 6, 1915. Serial No. 60,0513.

'/'o all whom 'it may concern:

[lait known that I, (`iii.\i:i.i:.- ll`. Waxsixoicii, a iilizi-li ol' thi` lviiitod Sintra, ro- 'siding at ["ioiiiont, iii thil mainly ol' San dusky and Stato of Uliio, haw inw-ntod ortain now and nsvliil linpi-oi'oinints.y in Wind- Sliivlds, of whii'h the 'following is a spool- Ii ca tion.

',l'liiH inivntion irlati-s to wind shields or guarday for rvhiclvs. and iiiol'o particularly to'doi'iia-s ol' this oharat'tir ospooially adapted for usion niotor i'i-.hiclvls' to Ihirldand protect tho occupants ol' this roar Seat thiafoof.

At prosoiit, thv uoniiiion praotiifn is to locato the acooptcd and standaid typo of glass shield on :i inotor ruhiolo hvtwovn the iront scat and thi. angine hood, to thus protvct and shield thi l'ront scat thori-of. Howover, as is wi-ll known a shiold in this looa- ./tion is of littlo or no protection to tho ooi-lipants of tho roar Saat. sinon when 'the car is in inotion tlt air swvi-ps around tho sidoa of thoshielihand thuisl proves voiy annoying and i'inoon'ifortahlo to persons soatud in tho tonneau. Although \'arii`ilisvmi-.ans ha vo 'buen dovisud whoroliy tho roar sont of' a vohiclo can lio shicldyd, tho saii, havo not come into moro general use on account oF their impraotioaliility lor ontl reason or another.

Accordingly, thv. prost-nl: invonion has'. priiiiai'ily in i'iiw a norol and practical windshield dorif-o that may hv ronvviiioiitly 3'5 Slippoi'tvd attho roar ol' tho l'ioiit :wat ol' a which'. to thus Vprotci-t tho ooi'upants o1 tho roai" scat., whilo at. tho saine timo boing liiortor loss'oi-nanii-iital and not in any. waiY intt-.il'vriiig with'thi' accessibility ol thv. ton- Another object ol' tho invontion is to providia wind AShield at this loi-.ation ini-.ludiiig indopiaidontly adjuslahlo ahiolil ineinhi-ra having siiiiplo and rvlialiloI nioaiihI whia'vliy` tlioy may lio roadiliI lirouglit into sorriri.- and ruadily folded ont ot' thl way whon not in also.

With tho a Iiovo and other ohjrrt-s in viow whioh will more, roadily appear as tho na.

tin-il of thrinvontioii is bitxtrrundorstooih tho Hain(` 4ronsisla in tho novo! oonatructioin ooniliiiation. and rarrangoniont of part,I horoinal'tri' iiioro fully desorihpd, illustrated, aiid rlaiiiiod.

A pri-.Forahlo and practical oinliodinont ol' thi: inwntion is :ihown in tho accompanying drawings, iii .\'liicl|- ["igiiro l i5 a por.\1pc(1ti\'o View of an ailtoiiioliilv, showing thi ton-noaa and tho loca.- tioii ot' tho prosa-nt wind `Hhiold ilirii-r. 60

Fig. '.2 is an onlaigod di-tail ilovaton of a poi-tion ol' thv supporting hrat-krt for tho arri-on iiioiiilaLi-s.

Fig. .Il is al View siniilar to Fig. 2, partly' in soi-tion to iiioii i-loarly tlii- Htruotlii'al l'oatuii.\V and liaravti-ristics ol' a non-l ad'iiiatahlis ippoiting moans for tho hat 'si-remi iiioiiilii-i's.

Fig. l is a i'oi'tiiiil 4svt-.tional viow on tho nivinhi-r ol' this `Supporting hi'arkot `in olovation, an'il also thil `lotoiit for maintaining thisiioin iiiinilaa' in tho desired ailpistod position.

Fig. 5 is a sido oliiatioii of the attaching, 75 inonihoil ot" thv supporting lirackot showing tho sido thoruol whirh is opposito to that appiaring in Fig.

Hiinilai' i'ol'cronoi :haiaot-ors ilosignato vorrvspo'nding parta throughout tho Sororal ligni'os ol' tho drawings.

ln oairving out` tho pi'vsont inrintion, it. is proposoil to pi'oiido' a wind shitld doi'ioo ini-hiding indupondriitly adjuatahlo soi-oon inoinliors whiifh iiiaj' not only lic oonvon- 85 iontly handloil, hut, iiadily srt. iii an)j do Hirt-il position to thiroliy soolii'o tho most oll'i'i'tii'o i'i-Siilts. lil this nonni-(ation, th(l ilivolition rontiiiiplatin a iloi'ioo iiiilliilingl thv iioril si'iotn or Hhiolil iiii-iiiliils rofiri'td to. 90` haring a rolatiivljy lixid position at tho hack olI tho l'i'onl sont, 'l`hat is to sav, that although tho sri-oon oiwind guai-d n|iin` hor` aro ('apaliliol' i loving. tho dovit'o as a whohl i'viiiaiiis alwaih iii thi* Haino position 95v with rvlalion to thil ppi-r i'dgo o-l' tho `front anat.. '|`hiivl'orv. as will ho olisorvod fro-in Fig. l, thil pria-unl iiii't-ntion issoiitiall'v oinhodi-i-.s in. its organization thv iiidiponduntly adjuslahlo sri-wn nioiiihors S whiioh iiiolildoI a suitahlo l'ranio l and a glass (l, or othor transparant iloini'nt. oai-rind h y ay singleA ,supporting lirailivt :losignati-.d in its onFV til-ty as B.

This laiippoiting lnaifkot prol'orahly coinprism thil horizonul vroom-rotiiig rail'- 1, whii-li may ho oonvoniiintly iitilzud as a rollo' rail, and tho oppositoattaching ii'iomhors 2, for pivotally supporting thoadjusting blocks ,lho said attaching'-inumhors 2 110 bring outA may be provided with the attaehing ears 4 and 5 for securing the entire supporting braeket to the rear side of the front seat of the automobile. preferably near the top thereof to thereby provide sullieient elear ance below the oonneeting rail 1. for `t'olding the adjustable screen members h down elose to the baek of the front seat when they are .not in use.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 2i, it will be apparent that the eonstruetion of the attaehing members 2 are sueh that they provide for rotatably 1nountin; r the adjusting bloelts 3. 'lhat is to sav. these ineinbersare provided with. a bod)y pollion (3 having forl'ned therewith a frietional elainping ,band whieh is preferably in the forni of a split ringll whieh ma)v be adjusted by means of the thumb bolt S, whose shant portion t) loosely passes through an openin; r in the lip l0 ot' the band. and is i`n threaded engagement with the lip l1. Thus, it will be elear that when the bolt 8 is serewed into the threaded soeket of the lip ll, the shoulder l-:Z thereof will draw the lip 1() toward the lip 1l. and thus eause the entire band T to frietionall)v engage the hub portion '13 of the adjusting bloek I5.

rl`he said hub portion l2 o1 the bloek 3 is, for the sa ke of lightness, of open formation though integral with the bloelc. as will be observed 'from Fig, Ii, and surrounda the -horizon'tal axle portion l-t ,whieh is also pl'et'erablxr integral with the bodj' of the adjust-ing bloek'. Une side of theluib portion 121 is provided with au annular-flange 1l whieh slidably engages' the lside edge of the band 7. while the open side ot' the hub portion has tilted thereto a s|n'in 'ap ineinber 15 whieh is rmxtensivewith the open side ot' the hub. and also rovers the opposite. edge o't' the band 7. This eap member l5 is held in plaee b v lne-ans of a suitable bolt 1b. the :shank 17 oi whiell is in threaded engagement. with the axle,l portion 1-1 oll the bloelc- 3.- 'l`herefore, it will be apparent that the. said adjustiiigg;` bloek 23 is adjustabl)Y supported to rotate'ou a horizontal axis, by being arranged in the elainping band 'T ot" the'attaehinlgr lnelnber L). llowever7 in order to insure-the rotation ot the blot-lt 25 on a horizontal axis, and at the. saine time relieve. the-a'ttaehintr member '2 of anyY undue tw'istilngl strain due. to the weight of the seree'n minb'er JS, the side of the blotlz oppoitefthe'axle portion 1+ has detaenably fitted' thereto a supporting pin 18, the reqtej'r portionof which [its within the holow dpnreeting rail 1. while the portion thereof opposite that within thel connecting rail is tln'eaded'as at 19 to fit into an opening 20 whieh is eoneentrie with the axis of the' hub -member 13. 'l`o provide a more finished appmn'anee 4 forrthis part of the bloelc, and at the same time obtain the desii-ed fit between the. rail 1 and the bloclqa nut 2l. Ina)Y be utilized.

Aeeordingly. from the foregoing, it will be obvious that the adjusting blocks 3 at eaeh end of the supporting bracket B earl freely turn ou an axis that lies in a holi- '/.'ontal plane. and owing to the loose fit of the supporting pin 1S of eaeh block'in the robe rail 1, it will be elear that these opposite bloeks |na v be independently moved. However it will be apparent that the'conneetug rail l is essential tothe adjustment ot' both bloelts. inasnineh as it maintains the. hub portions l thereol in proper relation to the elalnping bands T ot the. attaehing members to prevent theln from binding therein. as might be the ease if thebloeks were eauted under the weight of the screen members S.

Referring l'urther to the structural features of the bleek Il. it will be observed that the saine is provided with a central v:oeliet '22; hariw.;- at the bottoni thereof an opening L'. the purpose ot' whit-h will hereinafter inore fully appear. This soeket 2:2 receives the shank portion :4 of a swinging screen earrier nielnber designated in its n:itirety as '25. '.l`hus. the shank '2-1- of the van ier member eonstitutesla vertieallv arranged axis lor permitting the i'ree swingingnnoveinem of the sereen S. or in other words. it provides for the :swingringr of the Sereen laterally so that it' |ua be adjusted to any desired position to proteet the oeeupants of the rear `seat.

Une end of the vertieal shank 2+ of the oarrier 5` is' provided with an enlarged head 2t; having a pluralit)- of peripheral note-hes 2T. and earrying therewith an angle lneinber 28. shown in dotted lines in Fig. '2 for supporting the traine l ot the sereen. 'lhe notehes 2T at the peripheral edge of the head 2V are adapted to reeeive the lot-kin;r end 'Jil ol' a spring-pressed detent ineinber I() whit-h ina v be eonvenientlv pivoted as at. 2&1 on the side. ol' the adjuslingbloek 2. 'lhis detent lnelnber mayY be roeked on pivot itl bj' a thulnb pressure on the handle end thereolI to diseng'aee the loelting end .19 from any one ol' the notehes 2T to thus perlnit the lateral s\vin "in; r of the seleen S, and on the other ha'nd when the sei-een is in the desired' adjusted position.- the detent will inaintain'it there. as the lot-king' end E20 will reenter another noteh J7 upon the release of the thumb pressure.

The end ot' the vertieal pivot shank 24. opposite the head :36. earries a bolt extension 32 `whiehl passes through the opening :23 at 'screen carrier to the block 3 so that when it is desired .to shift the screen member to an out of the Vway position, it will not fall from the block 4 From tire foregoing description, it will be clearly apparent that each screen member S ha free r tement on a horizontal axis, ai.`d also a free swinging movement on a vertical axis, so that practically any desired adi'..tment of the screens may be affected.

connection with the horizontal adjustment, it will be observed more particularly from Fig. 5 that the block 3 carries at the upper side thereof, preferably on the annular fiange 14, a stop member 35 which abuts With a reversely arran ed stop member 3G carried by the body 6 o? the attaching mem ber 2, as shown in dotted lines in the ligure referred to. This construction prevents the turning of the block 3 on a horizontal axis in a backward direction, and aids in maintaining the block 3 in an upright position when the screens are in use.

It is thought that the manipulation and operation of the presentwind shield device will be entire] clear from the foregoing, and further re erence to the manner of operation istherefore believed to be unnecessary except to observe that the novel construction described in detail provides positive and eificient means for obtaining any desired ositioning and adjustment of the screens to protect tle occupants of the rear seat. It will also be obvious that the screens may be easily shifted to an out of the Way position even when in their service position, as shown in Fig. l, to permit ready ingress and egress from the tonneau. When it is desired to entirely do without the use of the shields, it is thou ht that it will be clear that they may be shi ted to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, and thus be entirely out of the way, through the novel adjustingmeans described. ,z

, From the foregoing, it is believed that all .ofthe features and advantages of the presi ent invention will be readily understood, and

that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may7 be ,res Sorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1: A'wind shield device for protecting the Voccupants of the rear seat of a vehicle. .comprising a supporting bracket includLg oppositely located attachment members, a

screen adjusting block carried by each member-,a e' ,meeting rail. having its ends loosely fitting each of said blocks, and a screen member' carried by eich adjusting block,

and having means whereby-each screen may` swing on botlra horizontal and verticalaxis independent of the oth er. l

2. .A wind shield de\ ice for protecting the occupants ot thc rear seat of a vehicle, com4 prisiug a supporting bracket including opposite attaching members and an inter|ncoccupants of the rear wat of a vehicle, comprising a supporting bracket ini-hiding .opposltcly located aitacl lng members and an intermediate connecting rail, and adjusting blocks pivotally supported between the connecting rail and attacl` ing members to move on. a horizontal axis, and a screen member carried by eac-hof said adjusting blocks and movable independently of the other.

4. A wind shield de\ice for protecting the occupants of the rear .seat of a vehicle, ccmprising a supporting bracket including oppositely located attaching members and an intern'lediate connectirg rail, and a screen member located at eacfi end oi' the supporting bracket, and having means for adjustably supporting the sa me to swing on both a vertical and a horizontal axis. said moana comprising an adjusting block having horizontal supporting meins respectively bearing in said attaching members and connecting rail, a swinging screen carrier, and means for locking said screen carrier in any adjusted position.

5. A wind shield de\ ice for protecting the occupants of the rear seat of a vehicle, comprising a supporting bracket including oppositely located attacing members and an intermediate connectil g rail, and a screen .member located at eac 1 `end of the supporting bracket and ha ving means for ad justably supporting the same tr. swin'g on both a vertical and ahorizontal ixis, said means com prisin an adjusting l: lock having a hub at one si 4e for working in said attaching momber, and a supportng pin at the other side engagingwith said cor necting rail, a swinging screen carrier mounted on said adjusting block, and means carried bythe block for locking said cari ier in any adjusted position.

6; A wind shield device for protecting the occupants of the rear seat ef a vehicle, comprising a supporting bracket including opposite y located .attacling members and an intermediate connectirg rail, and a screen member located at eacf1- end of the supports ing bracket and having means for adjustably working in said attaching member and a` supporting pin engaging with said connecting rail, und also having u soeket, :i swinging screen carrier hu'ving u pivot shank fitting in said Socket, lneuns for holding Huid screen carrier in the-socket. und luenns carried by Said block for locking said swinging carrier in any adjusted position.

7. A wind shield device for proteeting the occupants of tluI rem' sont of u whit-le, coni- |1rising n supporting bracket including op- 1positely located attaching lnelnhers lmving 'clamping Ineens und :i hollow conlweting rail, andl u screen inelnlwr located :it euch end of [he supl'iorting ln-uvlfet, nwnns for :1djustubly supporting su id :4i-reen member eoinprising un adjusting block having :i huh portion for frictionully engaging with the clamping means of the attaching member, u supporting pin carried by the block and loosely h'ttin r in said hollow connecting rail, lSuid block z so lui-ving u socket, :i swinging .screen carrier having u pivot shank constitilting n vertical axis fitted in said socket, .means for holding said screen carrier in the socket, said screen carrier having :l plurality ot' periphernl-locking notches, and means carried by Suid block for engaging with smid locking notches of the carrier member lor holding the suine in adjusted position.

In testiinon)r whereofl hereunto uilix my Signature in the presence of two witnesses. CHARLES l4`. W ICNSINGGR. 'itnesses A. K. Homes, Cnns'rian A. CULBERT. 

